Video Editing Worksheet: Editing Basics

Animation and design lesson 20: Editing basics · Set 126 · 40 questions

Creator's tip (Shorter is better): Cut = switch or split; trim = shorten the ends; transition = fade or wipe between clips; title = words on screen; timeline = where clips are arranged. New length = clip − trim at the start − trim at the end. Joined clips add up; each 1-second transition overlap takes away 1 second.

1. 1.🔢 To edit a video, which comes first: “trim each clip” or “export the video”? (a) trim each clip (b) export the video
2. 2.True or false: “switch shots instantly” is the timeline. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.✂️ You split a 41-second clip at the 15-second mark. How long is the second part (in seconds)?
4. 4.✂️ You join 2 clips of 18 seconds each. Each transition between two clips overlaps them by 1 second. How long is the video (in seconds)?
5. 5.🔢 To edit a video, which comes first: “add titles and music” or “collect your clips”? (a) add titles and music (b) collect your clips
6. 6.✂️ Which editing tool or part is this: “the order of all clips”? (a) a title (b) a cut (c) a transition (d) the timeline
7. 7.✂️ Which editing tool or part is this: “split a clip in two”? (a) a cut (b) trimming (c) a transition (d) the timeline
8. 8.✂️ A clip is 54 seconds long. You trim 2 seconds off the start and 3 seconds off the end. How long is it now (in seconds)?
9. 9.✂️ A clip is 24 seconds long. You trim 5 seconds off the start and 2 seconds off the end. How long is it now (in seconds)?
10. 10.✂️ Which editing tool or part is this: “where clips are arranged”? (a) a transition (b) trimming (c) the timeline (d) a cut
11. 11.🔢 To edit a video, which is the FIRST step? (a) trim each clip (b) export the video (c) add transitions (d) collect your clips
12. 12.True or false: “switch shots instantly” is a cut. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🔢 To edit a video, which comes first: “collect your clips” or “add titles and music”? (a) add titles and music (b) collect your clips
14. 14.✂️ Which editing tool or part is this: “credits at the end”? (a) the timeline (b) a title (c) a cut (d) a transition
15. 15.✂️ A smooth fade from one clip into the next is a … (a) transition (b) trim (c) keyframe (d) title
16. 16.✂️ You split a 29-second clip at the 3-second mark. How long is the second part (in seconds)?
17. 17.True or false: “the order of all clips” is a title. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.✂️ You split a 38-second clip at the 6-second mark. How long is the second part (in seconds)?
19. 19.✂️ A clip is 36 seconds long. You trim 1 seconds off the start and 3 seconds off the end. How long is it now (in seconds)?
20. 20.✂️ Which editing tool or part is this: “chop off a slow start”? (a) trimming (b) a transition (c) the timeline (d) a title
21. 21.True or false: “switch shots instantly” is a transition. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.✂️ You split a 56-second clip at the 30-second mark. How long is the second part (in seconds)?
23. 23.True or false: “the order of all clips” is the timeline. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.✂️ Why not put a fancy transition between every clip? (a) it is illegal (b) it mutes the sound (c) it gets distracting (d) it adds pixels
25. 25.✂️ On the timeline, clip A (3 seconds) starts at 0 and clip B (11 seconds) follows straight after. At which second does clip C start, right after B?
26. 26.✂️ Which editing tool or part is this: “a fade between clips”? (a) a title (b) a cut (c) the timeline (d) a transition
27. 27.🔢 To edit a video, which is the LAST step? (a) watch it and fix it (b) place clips in order (c) collect your clips (d) export the video
28. 28.✂️ A clip is 35 seconds long. You trim 3 seconds off the start and 2 seconds off the end. How long is it now (in seconds)?
29. 29.🔢 To edit a video, what comes right after “place clips in order”? (a) trim each clip (b) add titles and music (c) collect your clips (d) export the video
30. 30.✂️ A clip is 29 seconds long. You trim 5 seconds off the start and 1 seconds off the end. How long is it now (in seconds)?
31. 31.✂️ You join 2 clips of 9 seconds each. Each transition between two clips overlaps them by 1 second. How long is the video (in seconds)?
32. 32.True or false: “the name of the video” is a cut. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: “a fade between clips” is a transition. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: “where clips are arranged” is a cut. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.✂️ Which editing tool or part is this: “the name of the video”? (a) a cut (b) trimming (c) the timeline (d) a title
36. 36.✂️ You split a 21-second clip at the 17-second mark. How long is the second part (in seconds)?
37. 37.True or false: “a wipe between two shots” is a transition. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.✂️ You join 4 clips of 5 seconds each. Each transition between two clips overlaps them by 1 second. How long is the video (in seconds)?
39. 39.🔢 To edit a video, what comes right after “trim each clip”? (a) export the video (b) watch it and fix it (c) add transitions (d) add titles and music
40. 40.🔢 To edit a video, which comes first: “watch it and fix it” or “add titles and music”? (a) add titles and music (b) watch it and fix it

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